The CDC estimates more than 640,000 adults in the U.S. have chronic hepatitis B. Fifteen to 25% of persons who develop the ...

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A drug once designed for dengue virus, then quietly abandoned by industry, is suddenly back in the spotlight, and it may be ...

Your last meal is usually to blame if there's a bad taste lingering in your mouth — but it could also be a sign you're sick.

Every year, there’s a new lineup of such curious clinical conditions. There are always some unfortunate souls to mark medical ...

Gynecologists long viewed bacterial vaginosis as solely a women’s issue — until a study that treated their male partners, too ...

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Dylan Rowell became this fall the first high school cross country runner in Skagit County history to win multiple state ...

When Nancy Major developed a lump in her lower jaw, she assumed it was a routine dental issue. But what started out as a minor problem quickly developed into an extremely rare and aggressive cancer ...

Colds are caused by viruses and usually go away within a week, while sinus infections last longer and can be viral, bacterial, or fungal. Sinus infections frequently cause facial pain and pressure, ...

The primary treatment for a tooth abscess is always surgical: drainage, root canal, or extraction. Antibiotics alone cannot cure an abscess because they can’t remove the source of the infection.

Ear infections in babies and toddlers are extremely common. In fact, according to the National Institutes of Health, five out of six children will experience an ear infection before their third ...